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Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Curriculum

NCJ Number
305829
Date Published
September 2024
Length
219 pages
Annotation

This publication and the accompanying webpage detail the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) development of a youth hate crimes and identity-based bullying prevention curriculum as part of a national initiative.

Abstract

In 2021 the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) launched a comprehensive national initiative to prevent youth hate crimes and identity-based bullying. Operating from a youth-based lens that focuses on prevention and early intervention, OJJDP is taking a multipronged approach through this initiative to increase awareness of youth hate crimes and bias-based bullying. The initiative identifies best practices and evidence-based strategies to build protective factors in youth and help youth resist and disengage from extremist hate group; helps to ensure youth have a voice on the topic of hate crime and an opportunity for partners to work meaningfully with and for young people; and provides grantees, interested communities, and the field at large tools to change the attitude and behavior of young hate-crime offenders and at-risk youth. The initiative includes national youth roundtables, the development of a youth hate crime prevention curriculum, multiple virtual symposium, and a series of webinars and microlearnings.

Date Published: September 1, 2024